07 January 2017

News Story: Cambodia sends troops to Lebanon for peacekeeping mission

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia sent 184 peacekeepers to Lebanon, with a ceremony in the Phnom Penh military airbase on January 4 marking their deployment, replacing the Blue Berets who completed their one-year peacekeeping mission.

The forces from Unit 369 will work on landmine clearance and construction of roads and bridges, transport, and charity work, according to General Pol Saroeun, commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.

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